We sit down with Ron Welsh, Master Blender at Beam Suntory, the owners of five of Scotland’s most iconic distilleries. Laphroaig and Bowmore on Islay are probably the best known along with Auchentoshan on the outskirts of Glasgow. But it is in the North East of Scotland, in rural Aberdeenshire that our focus lies, atContinue reading “A Chat with Ron Welsh, Master Blender”
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Welcoming the Whisky Minister to the Highland Whisky Academy
We are delighted to announce that Vic Cameron has joined the line up of fantastic lecturers at the Highland Whisky Academy. Vic’s experience in Barley and Malt Production, as well as his time in all fields of whisky production, make him the ideal man to lead our learning outcomes on Barley. Taking us through aContinue reading “Welcoming the Whisky Minister to the Highland Whisky Academy”
Highland Whisky Academy
Why launch a Whisky Academy in the Highland Whisky Making Region of Scotland? The idea came to me while I was attending the Edinburgh Whisky Academy. Having run the Inverurie Whisky Shop for 2 years at this point I was looking at expanding my own personal knowledge of Whisky. Looking for different courses I wasContinue reading “Highland Whisky Academy”